Comedy, Cabaret and More Coming Up This December with FRIGID New York

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade has announced its upcoming events at UNDER St. Marks and The Kraine Theater this December. Scroll down for details!

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Kiko-Dan: The Future of Soca

Thursday, December 1 @ 10:30pm $15

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Kaydeem Francis better known as The Soca Sensation "Kiko-Dan" is a talented vocalist and song writer. Kiko has performed with Top Soca icons in the industry such as Calypso Rose, Terry Gajraj, Iwer George, Nnika Francis, Shurwayne Winchester, Patch, Hunter Brooklyn's own Lyrikal, and many more. Kiko is currently the premier artiste for the online radio station CrazeeFlava Radio and his recent performances include Atlantic City Carnival, Worchester Carnival, and the Jersey City Labor Day Carnival.

Category: Music; International; Caribbean

Three Pints Shy: An Irish Evening of Humor, Stories, and Song

Sunday, December 4 @ 7pm $12

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Founded in 2003, THREE PINTS SHY has become a raucous pub band, updating and reinvigorating the Celtic music so beloved all around the world.

Category: Music; Irish

Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off

Sunday, December 4 @ 8pm $10 in advance ($15 at the door)

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off! features NYC's funniest female comics and sassiest burlesque acts. Past performers have been featured in films, seen on TV, and perform at venues all over the world. This is a fast paced sexy show, exploding with talent.

Category: Comedy; Burlesque

The Adam Wade Show

Featuring Moth StorySLAM Champion, Adam Wade

Tuesday, December 6 @ 7pm $10

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Adam Wade (Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, NPR regular), a staggering 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, has put together many of his winning heartfelt and humorous stories for this special monthly show. No two shows are the same. A different featured guest will start the evening off. Category: Comedy; Storytelling

The Open Mic Downstairs

Hosted by Dan Ricker & Mike Milazzo

Every Tuesday @ 9pm $4 at the door

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

At The Open Mic Downstairs the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get seven minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York. Whether it's a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community at UNDER St. Marks.

Category: Open Mic; Variety

Feast: A Performance Series

Wednesday, December 7 @ 7pm $15

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Feast invites you to the table for a fresh and delicious three-course performance series. Co-curators Conrad Kluck and Alex Randrup offer an evening of performances from the worlds of theater, music, dance and poetry, including a new work-in-progress staged reading by our monthly featured playwright. We're cooking up new works every month!

Category: Variety; Play Development

Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret

Created and Produced by Rob Dub & Gregory Levine

Wednesday, December 7 @ 9:30pm $15

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret is Gotham's Premiere Variety Show: Comedy, Music, Burlesque, Vaudeville, and More! Hosted by Canadian import Jillian Thomas; featuring Bill Chambers and Gregory Levine - and a rotating cast of the entertainment cream of NYC, America and Canada.

Category: Variety

Pretty Bad

Thursday, December 8 @ 10pm $15

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Pretty Bad is a show that pairs professional models with professional comedians to make imperfect improv under perfectly funny circumstances.

Category: Comedy; Improv

The Space Pirate Puppy Musical!

Saturday, December 10 @ 12pm $15

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Earth has gone to the dogs, the humans have disappeared, and the Space Pirates are about to invade. Join the Dogstar Fleet on an intergalactic musical mission to seek the knowledge of the Oracle and save the planet Earth! Will the Puppies turn tail and run? Will the Ninja Kittens, ooh string. Can the Earth be saved from certain construction? Blast off with our heroes to find out!

Category: Kids; Family Friendly; Science Fiction

CHALK

Saturday, December 10 @ 2:30pm $15; $5 for kids under 12

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

CHALK is a playful and poignant one-man show guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. Chalk invites audiences into a hand-drawn world where imagination is made real and anything can happen. Charlie Chaplin meets Harold and the Purple Crayon in this feel-good romantic romp sure to "Draw You In." Category: Solo Show; Kids; Family Friendly

De Laroque & Strauss

Saturday, December 10 @ 8pm $15

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Compared to Simon & Garfunkel, Wilco and Nick Drake, de 'Laroque & Strauss' is an Indie-Folk-Rock singer-songwriter duo with their unique blend of warm acoustic guitars and piano and rich vocal harmonies. They will be playing in a brand new setting at UNDER St Marks, the historically rich funky chic 'East Village' flavored theatre.

Category: Music; Indie; Folk

Cabaret Showdown: Winners Showcase

Sunday, December 11 @ 5:30pm $10

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Join last month's winner of the Cabaret Showdown as they star in their own show!

Category: Cabaret; Music

The Cabaret Showdown

Hosted by Mark McDaniels

Sunday, December 11 @ 7pm $12 (includes a free drink)

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Do you have what it takes to be a cabaret champion? Contestants compete for the chance to star in their own show or cabaret. Come out and join the fun! Whether you are a contestant or in the audience you are guaranteed to have a blast.

Category: Cabaret; Music; Game Show

Life One Song at a Time by Marc Black

Monday, December 12 @ 8:30pm $20

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Just 6 years old, living in Jacksonville Florida, Marc heard Elvis on the Studebaker car radio. He turned to his Mom and said...'What is that'? Not who is that, but what is that?

Category: Music

Muffins in the Window

Wednesday, December 14 @ 7pm $10

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

An opportunity for friends in the creative arts to get together and support each other in a non-threatening, SLIGHTLY TIPSY environment. Actors, singers, comedians, dancers, monologists, filmmakers, instrumentalists, & variety show entertainers come together, try new material & workshop upcoming projects.

Category: Variety

Live in the Village

Wednesday, December 14 @ 7pm $10

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Live in the Village will light up UNDER St. Marks with the passion of New York City's best performers! This monthly variety show is the perfect happy hour for co-workers who don't want to talk to each other. Instead, they can sit back and enjoy hilarious comedy, great music, and other great art that's hidden throughout this city.

Category: Comedy; Variety

Sketch Block

Wednesday, December 14 @ 9pm $10

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Sketch Block is a comedy showcase that gives sketch troupes an opportunity to perform without the pressure of bringing in an audience. Also, Sketch Block does not force their audience to pay for drinks. We believe that it's your choice to drink or not. It's about the comedy. Sketch Comedy meets Block Party. This monthly show features a guest host comedian, three guest sketch troupes and drinking. Come meet, mingle, and perform!

Category: Comedy; Sketch Comedy

MADDZART: A Caribbean Night

Thursday, December 15 @ 10:30pm $15

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Fete King MaddZart is a Multifaceted International Award Winning Soca Entertainer & Icon, a prolific and unstoppable song writer & producer. Noted for his diversity, onstage energy, incredible lyrical ability and acclaimed for his collaboration on the hit song "Turn Me On" by Kevin Lyttle.

Category: Music; International; Caribbean

Thank You, Robot

Friday, December 16 @ 10:30pm $5

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

A showcase for independent and established improv teams. For each show, two teams join Thank You, Robot to perform sets of unscripted comedy, never seen before and never to be seen again. Category: Comedy; Improv

The Mystery at Ginger Creek

Saturday, December 17 @ 1pm $20 adults; $15 students & seniors; $12 kids

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Welcome to Ginger Creek, where curious characters and perplexing events are the norm. Join Hank O' Hara and Sally Silver Gunz, as they run from the law, stumble over clues and suffer from amnesia. Their lives depend on you, as they attempt to solve a murder and prove their innocence. Category: Kids; Family Friendly; Interactive

A Brief History of Beer

Saturday, December 17 @ 10:30pm $12

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

A Brief History of Beer is a one hour drinkeractive comedy where the audience travels through time with William Glenn and Trish Parry, all the way back to Ancient Sumeria, through to today, on a mission to save beer from a mysterious nefarious person!

Category: Comedy; Beer

The Monthly Question

Monday, December 19 @ 7:30pm FREE

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

The Monthly Question is a free cold reading series of new & bold writing around Lama's monthly question. Lama means 'Why' in Hebrew and Lama Theater Company's mission is to create theater that continually raises questions and fearlessly searches for artistic exploration.

Category: Free; Play Reading; International

A Very Yoga Christmas

Thursday, December 22 @ 8pm $5

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

It's been a long, hard year. A year of hopes, dreams, triumph, loss, love, agony, music, laughter, new friends, old friends, hard work, sleep (well, maybe not sleep)... It's time to reflect. On the past year, on our hopes for the coming year, on family, on grace, on community, on our inner spirituality, on our place in the world The East Village's greatest annual Holiday party show extravaganza returns to UNDER St. Marks for it's 8th glorious year. This year promises to be the greatest one yet! Category: Variety; Holiday

The Fire This Time Festival Open Mic

Hosted by Najah Imani Muhammad

Tuesday, December 27 @ 7pm $5

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

The Obie Award winning The Fire This Time Festival presents a monthly open mic! Artists can bring in whatever they would like to present from music and poetry to monologues and scenes. Sign up begins at 6:30pm. Mic is on fire at 7pm! Category: Open Mic; African American

The Torchlight Series

Presented by Cave Theatre Company

Wednesday, December 28 @ 7pm $10

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

It is within caves that the first art appeared - tales of humanity carved or painted on the rock walls. Our ancestors walked deep into the earth away from all light and created stories with paint, with fire, with song. We now venture into the dark as our ancestors did and strive to do the same. Category: Play Development

The Varietal Hour

Friday, December 30 @ 10:30pm $10

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

The Varietal Hour showcases a diverse collection of talent from around the city. Host and two-time Tony Award rehearsal attendee Lucas Womack splits a bottle of wine with guests as they perform anything from stand up to soft shoe, from storytelling to juggling, and very little in between. Or maybe all of it. Join us as we celebrate variety and varietals!

Category: Variety; Wine

Ferdinand

Saturday, December 31 @ 12pm $15

The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)

Inspired by the classic children's tale about the biggest and strongest bull who wouldn't fight but just wanted to smell the flowers, Ferdinand is the heartwarming story of Tom, a single dad who just wants to raise his son with love and empathy in a world determined to make him fight. A growing up story for the whole family.

Category; Kids; Family Friendly

Comic Sutra Saturday

Saturday, December 31 @ 10:30pm $10

UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)

Join us on an endless journey, where desire meets dick jokes, all under the guise of Eastern mysticism. Allow us to re-open those chakras deep inside you and be embraced by our tantalizing, tantric tales and tunes. Comedy. Music. The Unknown. Only at COMIC SUTRA SATURDAYS! Category: Comedy

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FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade is a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group. Visit www.horseTRADE.info for more information.

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